Sperm Cells Induce Distinct Cytokine Response in Peripheral Mononuclear Cells from Infertile Women with Serum Anti-Sperm Antibodies

Abstract

Anti-sperm antibodies in can markedly reduce the likelihood of natural conception. The etiology of this anti-sperm immunity in human females is unknown.

We compared the cytokine response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from infertile patients with or without anti-sperm antibodies (ASA) and fertile women.

Keywords

• Sperm
• Induce
• Distinct
• Cytokine
• Response
• Peripheral
• Mononuclear
• Cells
• Infertile
• Women
• with
• Serum
• Anti-Sperm
• Antibodies